Nightbreed
This was the first full length movie I got to Design and was given the opportunity to do so by Clive Barker having worked with him on second unit reshoots for Hellraiser. We shot the movie at Pinewood Studios mostly on stage and the backlot with a few locations and a minor 2nd unit shoot in Canada. While the film got re-cut into more of a horror story, the intention was to create more of a fantasy piece where the "monsters" are the good guys, where the persecuted "breed" have their day (night).
The most challenging part of the design was to create an exciting and non-claustrophobic subterranean world that could accommodate the myriad fantastical creatures and the action. The core of this became the large open space in the middle of Midian with the interconnecting rope bridges. This gave a sense of openness even though we were beneath ground and made a good space for the action at the end of the movie. We only built half of the space and redressed etc. for reverse shots and a miniature was used to show the space in its entirety.
The most challenging part of the design was to create an exciting and non-claustrophobic subterranean world that could accommodate the myriad fantastical creatures and the action. The core of this became the large open space in the middle of Midian with the interconnecting rope bridges. This gave a sense of openness even though we were beneath ground and made a good space for the action at the end of the movie. We only built half of the space and redressed etc. for reverse shots and a miniature was used to show the space in its entirety.
Here is a cutdown reel I put together with obvious focus on the various sets.
Nightbreed Trailer